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| [[WikiPedia:Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording|Reel-to-Reel]] || 1930s || Rare || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || [[Image:Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg]]/300px-Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg || Reel-to-reel |
| [[WikiPedia:Reel-to-reel_audio_tape_recording|Reel-to-Reel]] || 1930s || Rare || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || [[Image:Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg]]/300px-Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg || Reel-to-reel |
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| [[WikiPedia:Magnetic_tape|Magnetic tape]] || 1930s || Common || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || 180px-Kaseta_magnetofonowa_ubt || Audio cassette |
| [[WikiPedia:Magnetic_tape|Magnetic tape]] || 1930s || Common || Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity || 180px-Kaseta_magnetofonowa_ubt || Audio cassette |
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⚫ | | [[WikiPedia:Gramophone_record|Vinyl record]] / Quad Vinyl || 1948/1957/1971 || Common || Is a simple evolution of gramophone record: Analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques (LP, RIAA). Lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. Monaural were created in 1948, then stereo vinyl came later in 1957 and Quad in 1971: analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques. Combination lateral/vertical stylus motion with each channel encoded 45 degrees to the vertical. || [[Image:Vynil_record.jpg]]/156px-Vynil_record.jpg || Vinyl |
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| [[WikiPedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-track_cartridge|4 tracks cartridge]] / [[WikiPedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-track_cartridge|8 tracks cartridge]] / Quad 8 tracks || 1962/1965/1970 || Rare? || Analog, 1/4 inch wide tape, 3 3/4 inches/sec, endless loop cartridge. Quad: 4 Channel Stereo. || 270px-Sexpistols8track || 4 Tracks/8 Tracks/Quad 8 |
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| [[WikiPedia:Microcassette|Microcassette]] [[WikiPedia:Minicassette|Minicassette]] || 1969 || Rare || Analog, 1/8 inch wide tape, mostly mono, some stereo. 2.4 cm/s or 1.2 cm/s. || [[Image:CassetteAndMicrocassette.jpg]]/250px-[[Cassette And Microcassette|CassetteAndMicrocassette]].jpg || Audio cassette |
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| [[WikiPedia:Compact_Cassette|Compact cassette]] || 1963 || Rare? || Analog, with bias, preemphasis, 1/8 inch wide tape, 17/8 inches/sec. 1970: introduced Dolby noise reduction. || [[Image:Tdkc60cassette.jpg]] || Audio cassette |
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| [[WikiPedia:Multitrack_recording|4 tracks/8 tracks/multitracks recording]] || ? || Very rare? || This is not in itself a physical format (may be performed on a variety of equipments, from tape based equipment to digital equipment and hard disks). Likely to be only available in studios, as professional equipments. || [[Image:Tascam-16Track.jpg]]/300px-Tascam-16Track.jpg || Other |
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| [[WikiPedia:Elcaset|Elcaset]] || 1976 || Rare || A short lived cassette format. || [[Image:Elcaset.jpg]]/350px-Elcaset.jpg || Audio cassette |
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| [[WikiPedia:Compact_Disc|Compact Disc]] || 1982 || Widely spread || PCM || 200px-Typical_Compact_Discsvg || CD |
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| [[WikiPedia:Digital_Audio_Tape|DAT]] || 1987 || Rare || || [[Image:Dat_cartridge.jpg]]/250px-Dat_cartridge.jpg || DAT |
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| [[WikiPedia:MiniDisc|Mini Disc]] || 1991 || Common || ATRAC || [[Image:Minidisc_Sony_MZ1.jpg]]/250px-Minidisc_Sony_MZ1.jpg || Minidisc |
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| [[WikiPedia:Digital_Compact_Cassette|Digital Compact Cassette]] || 1992 || Very rare || || || Other? DAT? |
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| [[WikiPedia:Betamax|Betamax]] || 1975 || Common? || This is a video format. 'Dolby Stereo' cinema surround sound. || [[Image:Sony_bmc100p.jpg]]/180px-Sony_bmc100p.jpg || Other |
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| [[WikiPedia:Laserdisc|Laserdisc]] || 1978 || Rare? || This is a video format. || [[Image:LDDVDComparison.jpg]]/250px-LDDVDComparison.jpg || Other? |
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1985 Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) 1985 Sound Designer (by Digidesign) |
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| [[WikiPedia:Digital_Compact_Cassette|Digital Compact Cassette]] || 1992 || Very rare || || || Other? DAT? |
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| [[WikiPedia:Digital_Compact_Cassette|Digital Compact Cassette]] || 1992 || Very rare || || || Other? DAT? |
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⚫ | | [[WikiPedia:Gramophone_record|Vinyl record]] || 1948/1957 || Common || Is a simple evolution of gramophone record: Analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques (LP, RIAA). Lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. Monaural were created in 1948, then stereo vinyl came later in 1957: analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques. Combination lateral/vertical stylus motion with each channel encoded 45 degrees to the vertical. || [[Image:Vynil_record.jpg]]/156px-Vynil_record.jpg || Vinyl |
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(*) Rarity is just a rough indication - values are: "Very Rare", "Rare", "Common", "Widely spread" |
(*) Rarity is just a rough indication of availability as consumer products - values are: "Very Rare", "Rare", "Common", "Widely spread" |
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Revision as of 14:15, 24 March 2007
Description
This field describes what kind of medium is a Release distributed on.
The values may be:
- CD
- Audio CD, mixed-mode CD, data CD, ... (Wikipedia)
- DVD
- DVD-audio, DVD-video (Wikipedia)
- SACD
- Super audio CD (Wikipedia)
- DualDisc
- LaserDisc
- MiniDisc
- Vinyl
- (Wikipedia) (including 78 RPMs)
- Cassette
- Audio cassette (Wikipedia)
- 4-Track
- 4-track cartridge (Wikipedia)
- 8-Track
- 8-track cartridge (Wikipedia)
- Reel-To-Reel
- DAT
- Digital audio tape (Wikipedia)
- Digital Media
- Internet releases (MP3, FLAC, ogg-vorbis, WMA...)
- Other
- Other formats
Exhaustive list
Here's an attempt at listing all (most?) known/existing audio formats, and how we map them to our own list:
Purely audio physical supports
Name | Date of creation | Rarity | Details | Picture | Map to |
Phonograph cylinder | 1877 | Very rare | Mechanical analog; "hill-and-dale" grooves, vertical stylus motion | /200px-CylinderRecordsWPackage.jpg | Other |
Piano roll | 1883 | Very rare | Mechanical digital | /180px-WelteHandnuancierung.jpg | Other |
Gramophone record | 1895 | Common | Mechanical analog; lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. The terms LP record (LP, 33, or 33-1/3 rpm record), EP, 16-2/3 rpm record (16), 45 rpm record (45), and 78 rpm record (78) refers to specific types of gramophone records | /156px-Vynil_record.jpg | Vinyl |
Wire recording | 1898 | Rare | Analog; magnetization; no "bias" | /250px-Peirce_wire_recorder.jpg | Other |
Reel-to-Reel | 1930s | Rare | Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity | /300px-Reel-to-reel_recorder_tc-630.jpg | Reel-to-reel |
Magnetic tape | 1930s | Common | Analog; magnetization; "bias" dramatically increases linearity/fidelity | 180px-Kaseta_magnetofonowa_ubt | Audio cassette |
Vinyl record / Quad Vinyl | 1948/1957/1971 | Common | Is a simple evolution of gramophone record: Analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques (LP, RIAA). Lateral grooves, horizontal stylus motion. Monaural were created in 1948, then stereo vinyl came later in 1957 and Quad in 1971: analog, with preemphasis and other equalization techniques. Combination lateral/vertical stylus motion with each channel encoded 45 degrees to the vertical. | /156px-Vynil_record.jpg | Vinyl |
4 tracks cartridge / 8 tracks cartridge / Quad 8 tracks | 1962/1965/1970 | Rare? | Analog, 1/4 inch wide tape, 3 3/4 inches/sec, endless loop cartridge. Quad: 4 Channel Stereo. | 270px-Sexpistols8track | 4 Tracks/8 Tracks/Quad 8 |
Microcassette Minicassette | 1969 | Rare | Analog, 1/8 inch wide tape, mostly mono, some stereo. 2.4 cm/s or 1.2 cm/s. | /250px-CassetteAndMicrocassette.jpg | Audio cassette |
Compact cassette | 1963 | Rare? | Analog, with bias, preemphasis, 1/8 inch wide tape, 17/8 inches/sec. 1970: introduced Dolby noise reduction. | Audio cassette | |
4 tracks/8 tracks/multitracks recording | ? | Very rare? | This is not in itself a physical format (may be performed on a variety of equipments, from tape based equipment to digital equipment and hard disks). Likely to be only available in studios, as professional equipments. | /300px-Tascam-16Track.jpg | Other |
Elcaset | 1976 | Rare | A short lived cassette format. | /350px-Elcaset.jpg | Audio cassette |
Compact Disc | 1982 | Widely spread | PCM | 200px-Typical_Compact_Discsvg | CD |
DAT | 1987 | Rare | /250px-Dat_cartridge.jpg | DAT | |
Mini Disc | 1991 | Common | ATRAC | /250px-Minidisc_Sony_MZ1.jpg | Minidisc |
Digital Compact Cassette | 1992 | Very rare | Other? DAT? |
Video and mixed physical supports
Name | Date of creation | Rarity | Details | Picture | Map to |
Betamax | 1975 | Common? | This is a video format. 'Dolby Stereo' cinema surround sound. | File:Sony bmc100p.jpg/180px-Sony_bmc100p.jpg | Other |
Laserdisc | 1978 | Rare? | This is a video format. | /250px-LDDVDComparison.jpg | Other? |
1985 Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF) 1985 Sound Designer (by Digidesign)
Digital Compact Cassette | 1992 | Very rare | Other? DAT? | ||
Digital Compact Cassette | 1992 | Very rare | Other? DAT? |
(*) Rarity is just a rough indication of availability as consumer products - values are: "Very Rare", "Rare", "Common", "Widely spread"
This is Work in Progress
- Ticket for this is 2565 Mailing list discussion is here Wikipedia has a list of Audio Formats Discogs has its own list in their Submission Guidelines